Improvement in washlng-iviachismes



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Washing-Machines.

FICEo PIERRE BRABD, OF IVEBSTEB, MASSACHUSETTS.

lMPROVEMENT'lN WASHlNG-MACi-HNES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l, dated February l0,1874; application led June 5, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Bc it known that I, PIERRE BERAED, of the town of Vebster, in the countyof for1- ccster, in the State of Massachusetts, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Vashing-Machines, and I do hereby declare that thefollowingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

The nature of my invention relates to an improvement inwashinganachines; and it consists in the arrangement and combination ofparts which will be more fully described hereafter.

Figure l is a plan view. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section; and Fig.` 3is a side elevation.

A represents a suitable box or frame upon which the tub is rocked backand forth, and which is provided with a'drawer to receive the clothes,after they have been passed through the tub. The tub B is semicircularinshape, and is attached to the frame A by suitable straps, H, so that thebox can be freely rocked back and forth by any power applied to thehandle F on the cover D. The ends of this tub are corrugated, whilearound the inner surface of the sides a-nd bottom, are arranged a numberof slats or bars, c, against whieh the clothes are rubbed as the tub isrocked back and forth. In the top of the tub is suspended a frame, a',around the sides of which are pivoted a number of rollers, g, whichserve to hold the clothes down in position upon the tops ot the bars c.Upon each side of the franie A is pivoted a movable arm, C, to which thewri nger is attached, and which is held in position by the hooked rodsG. Then the wrin ger is no longer needed it can be inoved back out ofthe way, without the trouble of unfastening any part. 0n one side of thetub Bl is a hinged arm, J, so arranged that when the wrin ger is used,the arm Vis turned down in a slot in the frame A, and secured by abutton, K, which holds the tub firmly in place, and when the washer isused the hinged arm is turned up on the tub and there secured by abutton, I, leaving the tub free to be rocked for washing purposes.

Having thus described my invention, I claim-,-

1. The seinicircular tub B, fra-ine a, provid ed with rollers g andstraps H, in combination with the box A, substantially as set forth.

2. The hinged arm J, and buttons I and K, in combination with the tub Band frame A, substantially as and forthe purpose specilied.

his PIERRE BERARD.

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Witnesses G. O VosE, C. E. HOWARD.

